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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 8, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

But, particularly when it comes to substance use, some of these courts exist where so much of the child welfare establishment does, at the intersection of ignorance and arrogance. DOJ has issued a letter ruling that when judges ban such treatment they are violating the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Oct. 1, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

“I started this work in 1988,” said Roberts, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s law school and the author of books including “Shattered Bonds” and “Torn Apart,” both about institutional racism in the child welfare system. “To Roberts' work and a link to their interview with her for their podcast.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending April 5, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Twenty years ago, Penn Law Professor (and NCCPR Board Member) Dorothy Roberts changed the landscape of “child welfare” when she literally wrote the book on racial bias in family policing: Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare. Roberts’ interview with Boston Review. Check out Prof.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 7, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

(The agencies call it “child support” but listen closely at 36:23 in, and you’ll hear Imprint editor John Kelly use the R-word :-)) The interview starts at 16:40 in. Department of Justice concerning possible bias against the disabled.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending June 27, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

. ● Also in New York, but applicable everywhere: This Daily News op-ed from family defenders on why the worst way to respond to child abuse fatalities is foster-care panic. ● One of her recommendations: Repeal the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act. “It And, in a commentary about the ICWA decision in Slate, Prof.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. This may include personal interviews, family histories, and the review of relevant documents.

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Office of Research and Scholarship Update – Winter 2022

University of Connecticut

Improving College Outcomes for Foster Care Youth In a study published by the Journal of Public Child Welfare, Assistant Professor of Social Work Nate Okpych investigated how a federal law increasing the foster care age limit might affect postsecondary outcomes for foster care youth.